Dish from the Swan Service

Applied Arts of Europe

1738

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
German, founded 1710
Modeled by Johann J. Kändler (German, 1706-1775) and J. F. Eberlein (German, active 1735-49)

This plate was a part of an elaborate 2,200-piece dinner service that was acclaimed as the largest porcelain service produced in the 18th century. It was commissioned by the director of the Meissen Manufactory, Count Heinrich von Brühl, in 1736 and took four years to complete. Almost all the pieces are painted with the arms of count Brühl and his wife Maria Anna Franziska, whom he married in 1734.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Applied Arts of Europe

Artist: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Manufacturer)
Title: Dish from the Swan Service
Place: Meissen (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1738
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, and gilding
Dimensions: 6.7 × 42.3 cm (2 5/8 × 16 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Bessie Bennett Fund
Reference Number: 1951.31
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